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The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1887-05-27
IA Rats Revenge.
New York Star.

New York Star.
Pick McKeon, well.known employe on
the wharves of the Pennsylvania Company,
assures me that he has seen many an old rat
lose his eye in a fight with the sparrows.-
Once he saw sparrow caught by one-eyed
rat. The quadruped had apparently lost his
eye in one of the cat troubles some weeks be-
fore. 1t was clear that it was animated by q
spirit of revenge. "For two days." says
Pick, II saw the rat lying on his back, under
q string piece, as though dead. One Of Dad
dy Reds horses was spilling oats near by
and the sparrows were filling themselves
The third day the horse had tantrum and
shook the oats all over the rat. The spar
rows ate the scattered oats first. They were
evidently suspicious of the rat, although he
had been laying there at their dinner hour
for two days. Finally a bold little cock went
up to the rat and began TO pick the oats from
between his hind legs. In jiffy the rat
doubled on him. There was snap like the
blades of a jack-knife. The sparrow gave a
flutter aud dying gasp, and the rat dragged
him away with one wing trailing behind
him.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1887-05-27
Not on the Bench.

He was worthy shoemaker, who, by dill
gence and thrift, had acquired good pro-
perty, and who had retired from his useful
employment and was enjoying mature age of
leisure. From his dignified and judicial de-
meanor he had gained among his friends the
title of Judge"
Once an eminent stranger was visiting the
Town, and the citizens were making an effort
the visitor.
The Judge" was on the committee of en-
tertainment. The stranger hearing him cali
cd Judge" thought to do graceful thing by
now?"
The Judge turned ON him good -natured
face, and replied "Why, bless you, hain't
waxed thread in twenty yearsp
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1887-05-27
The Army OF Hayti.
Chambers's Journal.

SnhinDerS JOurnal.
The Haytian army must present to Euro
pean beholders spectacle of grotesqueness,
the equal of which it would be difficult to
find anywhere either in fact or fiction. I'm
agine battalion on parade consisting of thir-
teen privates, ten officers, and six drummersl
The rest of the men-as the author quantity
puts it-thinking it unnecessary to present
themselves except on pay day. The staff
officers are clad in the most gorgeous uniforms
procurable; while the men are habited in a
motley array of tatters. Some have coats
wanting one arm, the collar or the tail the
headgear may consist of a dilapidated shake,
straw hat, wide-awake, or in many instances
merely handkerchief tied around the head.
The officers hold their swords in either hand
as suits them and the men march past in ad-
mirable confusion, each one carrying his
musket In the position he finds most convent
emit The populacc look on with admiring
looks, and gravely asks il finer troops can
anywhere be found. The Haytian, however,
thoroughly detests military service, and sub.
sequently the sentries, lest they should be
over atigued, are considerably provided with
chairs.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1887-05-27
IL Had a Sweet TOach.

Sim FULTON called on Miss Suddenrich the
other day and was asked to try the new
piano. Sim was very emphaticin his remarks
Said he:
ut has the sweetest touch of any piano
ever tried"
"The sweetest touch You mean the
sweetest tone, don't your" asked the highly
gratiied hostess.
Its tone is sweet enough" replied Sim.
but its touch Is much sweeter."
The nystified Miss Suddenrich didn't find
out until Sim had left that the children had
been eating molasses taffy and playing the
piano at the same time. Then she under
stood how piano could have sweet touch.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1887-05-27
Too Smart.
Detroit Free Press,

Detroit Free Press.
A business man of Detroit has lust dis
charged a clerk for being too facecious. 1t
is to be hoped the lesson will be needed by
other young men inclined to be funny. The
employer sent out to purchase blue lead
pencil. When the boy returned with the
pencil the clerk remarked gravely:
That expense might have been saved,
SIR"
by what means ?" demanded his employ
er.
"Any ordinary pencil can be made to write
blue"
Indeed" said the gentleman, becoming
interested, show would you manage itP"
by simply writing blue"
He feels blue now.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1887-05-27
A PrecociOus Financier.

Little Nellie was paid by her mother one
cent q dozen for pins picked up from the car
pet to keep the baby from getting them
"Nurse," said Nellie as her stock Of pennies
increased, ''do you know what am going to
do when l have six cents ?" "No," answered
nurse. II am going to buy paper of pins
and scatter them over the floor, and then
pick them up" answered the young financier,
who was barely five years old.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1887-05-27
What Ma Said.

Harper's Bazaar.
Bobbe was at neighbours and In response
to piece Thread and butter had politely
said THANK you"
That's right, Bobby" said the lady. II
like 10 hear little boys say THANK you"
Eyes, ma told me must say that if you
gave me anything to eat, even II 1t wasn't
nothing but bread an butter but ifyou want
to hear me say 1t again you've either got to
put jam on it or give me some cake"
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1887-05-27
Naming the Baby.


HarperB Magazine.
In the old town of H, in Vermont, liy-
ed man to whom the unique idea had &C.
CURED offollowing the order of the alphabet
In naming his children. In accordance with
this plan, Mol, boy, was named Ashley
Brigham. The brief existence of No. Q was
shown by her name, Death-born Epithenia.
Then followed Foster Gilman, Hilarity Jane,
Kathira Leona, Melina Nolilla, Obadiah Pol
anda, Quiretta Rosens, Servian Trusty, and
when this point was reached the old gentle
man died, leaving girl without name, and
his widow fisbished the last by skipping the
intervening letters and calling the unnamed
baby g.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1887-05-27

Mistress: Bridget, why are you stand
ing there whistling in that manner?" Bridg-
et Faith, and didn't We tell me that whin
that tin thing in the wall began to whistle
that was to answer it, An here I've been
sthanding for the last fifteen minutes answer
ing the ould thing wild all me moight, and 1t
don't seem to know me at all, at alli"
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1887-05-27
Witty Signs.
Youths Companion.

A kind ofw witty contest has sometimes been
carried on between sign proprietors. For
instance, we are told that Mr. Isaac Came, a
rich shoemaker of Manchester, who left his
property to public charity, opened his first
shop opposite to the building where he had
been servant, and put up sign which read:
II Came-from over the way" Somewhat
like this was sign ola tavern-keeper nam
ed Danger, near Cambridge, who, having
been driven out of his house, built another
opposite and inscribed It danger from
over the way" The successor retorted by
putting up a new inscription "There Is
no danger here now.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1887-05-27
A Short Way With the Ground Hog.

A Pennsylvania farmer near Phenixyille
Is waging a successful war on the ground
hog, which, as every farmer knows, does
much damage to meadows. His method is
to fill large beer or porter bottle with pow
then places the bottle in the ground hogs
hole, with the fuse projecting outside, taking
care to pack the earth tightly at the mouth
OF the hole and close up firmly all other holes
leading to the home of the doomed animal.
Then the fuse is fired, and the result is that
all the ground hogs in the hole are killed by
conclusion
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1887-05-27

-Teacher-"With whom did Achilles fight
at Troy2" Boy-"With Pluto" Wrong"
".With Nero" "Wrong" Then it was Hec-
tor" what made you think of Pluto and
NeroP" ooh, knew 1t was one of our dogs.
Their names are Pluto, Nero and Hector"
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1887-05-27
I7S. NORTH GAY STREET. I7S.
Samuel 8. Ely's
BOOTS! BOOTS! BOOTS!

Closing out our Winter Stock at greatly re-
duced prices. Now is the time to buy.
LADIES BOOTS AND SHOES at all prices.
Heavy Boots reduced to $500; Mems Fine Calf
Boots reduced to $3.50; my own make of Gents
Shoes and Caters reduced to $3.50. Every pair
Warranted. A new pair given for every pair that
does not turn out as represented at
SANEJEL 8 ELY'S,
IT'S N. GAY STREET, BALTIMORE, Md.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1887-05-27
pnetira1.
THE LOVERS REASONING.

THE LOVERS REASONING.
Tell why love her? Tell me why,
Turning from murky town and pushing men,
You love the woodland path, the placid sky.
I'll answer then.
Why do love her? Analyze
Wherein the violet's breath the perfume is,
Where in the music's strain, the tears arise.
Can you do this2
Tell why love her? Yes, when you
Reveal the secrets which in snow drops lie,
Or strain tho beauty from the drops of dew.
Then tell why.
Why do love her? First make clear
Whence steals through minister asles the rest
full spell
That fills with mystic sense the atmosphere.
/ then will tell.
Yes, love, to thee turn from glare and crowd.
Tender as dales In spring, as summers cloud,
Soothing as gentlest song, soft as perfume,
Purer than beads of dew, than snowdrop's bloom.
l in thy presence rest, where tumults cease,
The minister gate is closed, within is peace.
-IeInpie Bar.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1887-05-27
Mother Goose.

Mother Goose's maiden name was Eliza
beth Foster. She was born in Charlestown,
Mass, in 1885, and married Isaac Goose, of
Boston, in 1903. She was his second wife,
and began her maternal life q stepmother to
ten children She added six more to that
number. Think fit! Sixteen goslings to
single goosel Is it amy wonder that she
poured out her feelings in the celebrated
lines
There was an old woman, who lived In shoe,
She had so many children she didn't know what
Yet her family cares sat lightly upon her
and she survived Father Goose many wears.
Still, she stayed by her nest and led her flock
until they were able to swim by themselves
One of her daughters married Thomas Fleet
printer by trade, with whom she went to
live and insisted ON being nurse to his chill
dren, and there she lived and sang from
morning until night:
up stairs and down stairs.
And In my ladys chamber"
Thomas Fleet sold songs and ballads at his
printing Office, and one day happy thought
struck him. So, while she sat in her arm
chair or shuffled about the house lost in sweet
dreams, he carefully wrote down what he
could of her rhymes which fell from her lips.
Soon he had enough to make volume.
These he now printed and sold under the
title of Mother Goose Melodies for Children
T. Fleet, Printer, Puddingdale, i719. Price
two coppers. The Rev. ]. M. Manning, d.
D., formerly pastor of the Old South Church,
Boston, at a festival not many years since,
spoke very truly, to my mind, when lie said
"Not Homer or Shakespeare is so sure of i'm
mortal fame as Mother Goose. Considering
the love in which her melodies are every
where held, their freedom from anything
which might corrupt or mislead the infantile
mind, their practical wisdom, their shrewd
mystery and motives of human conduct, one
is in all soberness forced to admit that her
name is among the brightest of the jewels
which adorn the brow of the Old South. Let
US hope that the day is not far distant when
memorial statue will be erected to this
venerable lady in one of the parks or squares
of Boston"
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1887-05-27
WILLIAM YOUNG, Solicitor.
ORDER OF PUBLICATION,

VT
william II. Hill In the Circuit Court for
VS. Hartford county
Eliza HILL In Equity
Tho object of this suit is to procure a divorce
"a yinculo matrmonii' of the complainant,
William H. HILL from the defendant, Eliza Hill
The bill states that complainant and defendant
were married about the year 1874 that there was
one child born of said marriage. who died about
eleven years ago; that said defendant-more
than three years ago abandoned and deserted
complainant without just cause or reason; that
his conduct towards her had always been kind
and afectionate, and that said abandonment has
continued uninterruptedly for more than three
years and is deliberate and final. and beyond any
reasonable expectation of reconciliation that
said Eliza Hill is a non resident.
II is therefore this 9Th day Of May, 1887, order
cd by the Circuit Court for Hartford county, In
Equity; that the plaintiff, by causing copy Of
this order to be inserted in some newspa per pub,
nshed In Hartford county, once in each Of four
successive weeks before the 9th day of June.
1887, give notice to the said absent defendant OF
to appear In this court in person or by solicitor
on or before the 9th day of September next, to
snow cause, II any she has, why decree ought
not to pass as prayed.
6my' A. LINGAN JARRETT. Clerk.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1887-05-27

rerms-sI.so Year, in Advance.
Hillsboro recorder., 1887-10-27
[FoR THE RncoRDER. |
Hidden History.

EBlToRs OF THE RRCoRDER: Last Ju.
" sixtyssix years ago, Judge Mur-
phey, dating from Haw River July
10th 1921. writes to Gen. Joseph
Graham: 4 entreat you to continue
your narrative, and give toit all the
detail your memory will enable You
to give; and notwithstanding you
have filed 20 sheets, gil 20 more. |
am in correspondence with several
gentlemen on these subjects, as well
as other parts Of the history Of Moth
Carolina; but from none have ! re
csived communications so circrm-
stantial, connected, and interesting as
from you. I wish you to progress
through the Revolutionary war, and
| will submit to you heads fora iurth.
or narrative, embracing the promi
nent points Of our history since 1888.
We want some great sti-
mulus to put US all in notion aud in.
duce US to waive little jealousies and
combine in one general march TO our
great purpose. h9pe Pros
yidence will spare yeur life tjll some-
thing can be done for the honor and
glory oil North Carolina"
Judge Murphy and General Ora.
ham both died before they had time
to finish their contemplated labors OF
love to the State. Judge Murphey
was engaged in writing its history,
and Gen. Graham, engaged in iur-
nishing his narrative Of personal axpe
rience aud observation in tho memo.
rable invasion Of the British IN 1880
81. Correcting the mistakes and err
rors OF Johnston and other historians
who bad given the credit aud praise
due TO North Carolina. to Gen. Pick.
ems aud South Carolina. l beg you
Messrs Editors to publish the correc'
tion Of these errors by Gen. Graham,
you will find them in the files OF your
own paper printed before either Of
yon were born. 1t will be hidden
history revealed, for the injustice OF
history to North Carolina was not
known until the exposment (or cor
rection) Of Gen. Graham. Aud here
let me say some one who took part in
the late war, as Gen. Graham did 10
the old war, must correct the:injus-
tice and wrong done North Carolina.
by historians aud Editors Of the late
war. z, Yours.
,f776.
Hillsboro recorder., 1887-10-27
A Prolific Family.

The st. Louis Republican says: A
remarkable group of ladies are Mrs
Norman Taylor, of Norborne aud her
three married daughters Mrs. Tsy.
lor has herself twice given birth to
twins, boy and a girl on each occa.
sion. One of the daughters, Mrs. Pses.
ton S. Pounds, OF NOrborne, married
10 1874, is the mother ot eight chill
dreD, three Uf whom were delivered al
a birth. These triplets. two girls and
boy, are now 6 years old aud are as
healthy, strong and bright as any
parents could wish their children TO
be. At birth the boy weighed eight
pounds and the girls seven aud six
pounds respectively. Mrs Pounds is
SO years old, six feet in height, and
weightes l7O pounds. Her husband
10 three years older. five feet high,
and tips the beam at only 100 pounds
Mrs. Pounds sister. Mrs. Henry Sba-
fer, il the mother oi o pair of hearty
girl twins, now Q years old, and the
third sister. Mrs. Robert Turner, oi
Stafford county, Kan, has son and
daughter born on the same day, who
are now 8 years old and may live "a
be 100. SO far az perfect health and
physical soundness are concerned.
Here's Pounds Of girls and Pound,
Of boys, Pounds Of yelling spd Pound,
Of noise, Pounds Of Paragorio aud 9th
erDStuf. Mrs. Pounds has poundst
Mr. Pounds enough. REOoRpEs.
Hillsboro recorder., 1887-10-27
NOTICE OF STOCK Law
In Chapel Hill Township.


A PETITION asking for the action
herein stated having been presented to the
Board OF Commissioners, signed by three.
fdurths In number Of an the ffeeholders in
Chapel Hill llTownship. 0nnge County, the
said Board OF Commissioners of Orange
County by virtue of authority given in
chapter 3l3 Of Laws of 1885, 40 hereby de.
clare that the Stock Law has been adopted
in said Chapel Hill Township, 10 take effect
January list 1888. and the various proyi.
sions in chapter 20 of vol. II of the code.
contained in Sections 2Slt. 2S16. 2Sl7,
2SlS. 2Sl9. $3.50. 2S2l. 2S22iand 2S27, are
declared TO be in full force and Eject, for
said Township, from and after said LIST day
OF January 1883. without any further cleo.
tion thereon, and without laying any tar
10 build fence. BY order of the Board OF
Commissioners Of Orange County. 3rd
Oct 1887. JOHN LAWS. Clerk.
Hillsboro recorder., 1887-10-27


To-day, Friday the 2lst) the Pre-
sident Of the United States and bis
party will stop few minutes at
Asheville and will pass through por
ton Of North Carolina on his way to
Washington, and before this paper IL
read by our subscribers he will he safe
at home. We will be sincerely glad
when we hear that he has arrived at
home and once more at the head OF
the Government. We rejoice TO know
that the chief Executive Of sixty-fve
million Of people can travel through
out the country without the fear of
danger. 1t is true, ours is a Demo.
cratic country, and the President is
s:.nply one Of the people; but Of late
years, it has not been considered al
ways safe tor the President to assume
that role, and notwithstanding that
Socialism is in our midst. we believe
the Constitution still prevails.
Hillsboro recorder., 1887-10-27

At Montgomery Ala. the Mayor in
behalf Of tue City Council presented
Mrs. Cleveland with q unique aud
beautiful Souvenir. 1t was Jewel
case in the form of bale of cotton 8
inches long. 1t is made Of pure sill
yer and is very artistic production
On the inside is the following inscrip
tien "Presented 10 Mrs. Grover Cleye
land by the Mayor aud City Counsel
as token Of :heir regard on the occa.
sion o: her visit to Montgomery Ala.
Oct. 9th 1887"
Hillsboro recorder., 1887-10-27

The steamer Regulator Of the
Clyde line Of $50 tous yas burned at
Wilmington on the Goth inst. cargo
of cotton, naval stores and lumber.
valued at $4,000 was entirely lost.
Hillsboro recorder., 1887-10-27

We see from the Wilmington Star
that a number of Young pen have
formed clase, in the ''Loisettian
School of Physiological Memory or
instantaneous Art of Never-forget~
ting
We wonld be glad to see about 400
persons about here who have promis-
ed to subscribe to the "Recorder,' =
firm just such class, they might be
enabled to remember their promise.
Hillsboro recorder., 1887-10-27

The young man Berry Taylor aged
about twenty years. who was run
over BY the cars at the Fair grounds
last "Wednesday died the next day at
st. Johns Hospital in Raleigh. This
is indeed. . sad aud melancholy
death. x &@a
Hillsboro recorder., 1887-10-27

Our old friend I'D. A Walker) Col.
VIM. W. Carraway, U. s. Post Office
Inspector, is making hia way in lndi-
ana, and as usual, making numerous
friends wherever he goes The
democrat" and Republican" both
prominent papers in that State speak
in high terms Of the Colonel.
Hillsboro recorder., 1887-10-27

The dirty scamp OF the Menneapo-
lis Tribune now admits his error in
bis vile slander upon Mrs Cleveland
upon the occasion OF her visit there q
week or two ago, and asks pardon for
the same.
Hillsboro recorder., 1887-10-27

Il lie q fact that the moon will get
full twice during the present month,
on the FIRST aud thirty.6rst. She will
come mighty near doing the same
thing in December-but she won't
Plant.
Then the Moon will be aD excep~
tion to the general rule, for Decen-
Der. about the 25th thereof, great
many people get iull more than
twice.
Hillsboro recorder., 1887-10-27

4 call for help from Tampa Fla.
comes, asking aid In behalf Of the
Yellow Fever sufferers:
Hillsboro recorder., 1887-10-27
LAND SALE.

By virtue Of MORTGAGE DEED exc.
euted 10 the undersigned onshe lst day Of
January 1880 by Pleasant q. Barbee aud
wife Martha ]. Barbee, for certain pnrpos.
es therein mentioned, I viii sell at the
Court House door..in DURHAM. on
SATURDAY THE 26th DAY or NOV
next. The following tract Of LAND 10 salts.
~ said Mortgage aud cost to wit:
One Tract Of Land,
On the waters Of New Hope. adjoining the
lands. Of the said r. q. Barbee. Charles
Carroll, Louisa Burroughs and others and
containing
ONE HUNDRED AND SIXTEEN
Acres more or less; the same being O por.
tion Of the Burroughs land In Chapel Hill
Township.
TERMS Of sALE-CAsH.
JOHN vICKEBS, 4
Oct. "A 81. Ids. ... MORTGAGE.
Hillsboro recorder., 1887-10-27
NOTICE

HAVING this day qualified ~ the Az
ministrator Of SAMUEL II. COUCH. dec.
I hereby notify oil persons indebted 60 the
said estate 10 come forward and pay the
same, and those having claims against said
estate 10 present them 10 the undersigned
pruperly authenticated on OF before the 1871 b
day Of October 1883, or this notice will he
plead In bar Of their recovery, this 18th
Oct. 1887.
s.J. GARRETT Adm'r.
Och n 81. offs. III. Couch.
Hillsboro recorder., 1887-10-27

Cooks are popular in HiIlsbOrO, e.
pecially u she IL . Daisie.
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1886-1893, 1887-09-08
HACCZE I'd WIARUSA!
@ZNIKCZEMNIENIE RASY.
New York, w kohcu sierpnia, Sir.
SzanoVnv MaiStarkut

New York, W kohcu sierpnia, Sir.
Szanowny Majsterku!
Pewne indywiduum, ktoremu
pozwolitem sobie IA pomoca 60
scinnych iamow Wiarusa zrobic
sprawiedliwe zasfnzone uwagi
st6sowniejszego sic zachowania
pHblicznie, ME wiedzao jak sic
zemscic, napisat mi obeltywa kart
Ike, ID postepek moi jest dowodem
upodlenia j znikczemienia rasy, z
kt6rej pocbodze.
Chcac zasfonic cd podfej i
niczem niezasadnienej potwarzy
czfonk6w mojej famiIii, juz umar-
fycb niemogacych sic bron,c ma OBJ.
cej ziemi, upraszam Gle, Szanowny
Ma jsterku, o u~mleszczenie co mas
tepuje:
Moi ojciec Teodor, kolega gen.
Mirostawskiego, 2 korpusu kade-
tow W Kaliszu byf porucznikiem
W 2gim pulku %liuiowym Wojsk
polskich 1881 roku i ranny w Bit
VIE pod Grochowem.
stryj moi Michat, kolega i
przyjaclel Mickiewicza, Seweryna
Goszczyhskiego i gen. Karola R6-
kyckiego, byf W 1881 roku adju-
tantem pray Generate Dwernickim
i ozdobiony krzykem ziotym
wojskowym; zginaf w czasie os
tatriego obletenia Paryza.
Drugi Stryj Wincenty byf
porucznikiem 2gim pufku Strzel-
COW konnych 1881 roku.
Brat moi miodszy Henryk ad-
jutantem PREY Generate Lungiewi.
czu, poznioj cie4ko ranny W bit
vie pod Szklarumi, W Krakow
skiem, takie byt kapitanem W
czasie ostntniego oblezenia Paryia,
gdzie IN osobista odwage W bit
vie pod BuzenvaI, sostai ozdobio.
ny medalem w~ojskowym (medaiUe
militaire.)
ia sam otrsymatcm nomina-
eva Rsadu Narodowcgo jako rot
mistrs kawaleryi Wojsk powstan-
czych 9 Maja 1858 roku.
Ma TO wssystko posiadam do